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May 17, 2008
Day Recap
I am going on a hike tomorrow up to a temple in the mountains and need to get some sleep. We did so much today during my first full day in Beijing and I don't want to skimp on details so I can get to bed. I'll expand on what we did when I get back tomorrow (and will give a recap of the hike). I also took some good pictures today and will include them in my blog entries. The dates/times for the blog entries correspond with the day they are about, not when I write them, so for my next blog posts please read May 17 and May 18 even though they will both be posted on May 18th or 19th. Anyways, the recap:
1. Walked around the Military Museum of China
2. Visited the Lama Temple (largest Buddhist temple in China). Offered incense and prayed to the largest buddha statue in the world (146 feet, all carved out of a single piece of sandlewood).
3. Spent over an hour drinking tea at a hole-in-the-wall tea house where we tried over 20 kinds of tea.
4. Discovered a side street full of about 30 vendors of Chinese antiques. Bought an original poster made in the 1960's of Mao Zedong giving a speech at the Capital.
5. Walked around Tian'anmen Square and the Capital building at night.
Wish me luck on my hike tomorrow!
Posted by brianhe at May 17, 2008 11:59 PM